What should I do if my child always feels itchy?

Compared with adults, children have relatively weaker resistance, so they often suffer from colds, fevers, and itchy skin. For example, in spring or summer, children often suffer from pollen allergies. In addition, if children do not eat properly or their living environment is not good, their skin is easily infected by bacteria and becomes itchy. If a child's skin often becomes itchy, the following methods should be used to help solve the problem.

What should I do if my child always feels itchy?

The baby's skin is very delicate and sensitive, so there are many skin diseases. Many skin diseases will cause itching. At this time, the baby will involuntarily scratch the itchy skin with his hands. If the baby's nails are sharp, it is easy to scratch the skin, which will cause greater harm. Therefore, parents should pay special attention at this time. First of all, avoid the baby scratching the skin with his hands. Because babies will cry when they are itchy, we need to find some ways to relieve the itching. We also need to be patient and calm the baby's emotions. Finally, we need to find out the cause of the skin itching and treat the specific cause.

First, baby's skin itching and scratching are prone to infection

If you find that your baby has no physical abnormalities but keeps crying and moving around all day, then maybe you should pay attention to the problem of itchy skin in your baby. It is very dangerous for babies to scratch their itchy skin in winter. Baby skin has a natural disease-proof barrier. If babies scratch randomly, it is easy to break the surface skin and cause infection. This causes the itching without rash to bleed after scratching, and then secondary infection causes redness and oozing of fluid, and a rash to appear.

In addition, scratching itself will stimulate skin proliferation and promote the release of some inflammatory substances. After the release, it will take effect locally, causing inflammation and thickening of the baby's skin. Therefore, after scratching, the baby's skin will often become thickened, rough, and more itchy.

If your baby has itching, treatment should be based on the cause. There are many reasons for baby's itchy skin in winter, such as taking a bath too often, the water temperature is too high, and the bathing time is too long may cause baby's skin itching. Experts remind that if a child's skin itching is difficult to heal, he should go to the hospital as soon as possible for a clear diagnosis.

Second, take a bath

Keyword: warm water

The weather is cold in winter, and infants and young children are obviously less active than in summer, so their sweating and sebum secretion are not as vigorous. For children, washing their face once or twice a day is enough, and be careful not to use too high a water temperature. Repeatedly washing your baby's hands and bathing them, especially using hand soap and shower gel frequently, and using too high water temperature and alkaline products can easily wash away the oil on the child's skin, causing the baby's skin to become dry, cracked, red, and itchy.

In fact, for infants and young children, clean water is actually the best cleanser. When choosing facial or body cleaning products for infants and young children, you should first choose products with simpler functions. The fewer functions other than cleaning, the better. Especially avoid products with sterilization functions, so as not to irritate the child's delicate skin and cause allergies. In addition, the pediatric departments of large hospitals generally prepare some products such as vitamin E cream or silicone cream for infants and young children. These things are best used when the face still maintains a certain degree of moisture after washing.

Third, skin care

If you find that your baby's hands are wrinkled, the mother can first soak the baby's hands in warm water (slightly hotter) for a few minutes. After the wrinkled skin on the baby's hands softens, use non-irritating soap to wash off the dirt on the baby's hands. After drying the hands, apply hand cream. It doesn't hurt to apply more. Keep soaking until it's healed. In addition, you should remind your baby to wipe his hands clean if they have water on them before going out, and to apply hand cream and wear gloves to prevent wrinkles and cracks.

Fourth, vitamin supplement

Generally speaking, babies who are picky eaters and don't like to eat fruits and vegetables are more likely to have symptoms of rough, dry and itchy skin. That's because vitamins and minerals can keep the skin delicate and moisturized. Mothers can appropriately supplement their babies with vitamin B2 and vitamin C, which is very helpful for the skin. You can also add nutrient-rich foods such as carrots to your baby’s weekly diet, which can also effectively supplement vitamins.